creating and mixing bass drops?

[Bashu_ger]

Hey guys!
most bass drop samples I hear are either sine wave drops or 808 kicks...
However, I find the bass drop samples "For Today" used on their Album "Portraits" to have so much more punch than any sample I've ever heard or created...
http://youtu.be/d6UeRW4MZzo
Check them out! It's insane how they blast in your face.

My question is: How do I make exactly these samples and mix them into my songs to sound so heavy?
Thanks in advance for any answers

 

[RedDog]

They sound huge because of the lack of bass the rest of the mix has. just filter off everything below 90 hz and throw a sub drop in there. sounds huge. Also, learn which notes are in direct correlation with the key the song is in.

You are dealing with a finite limit of headroom. if you want a particular are of frequency to stand out, that area needs to be clear of opposing signal.

 

[Bashu_ger]

Yeah... I've noticed the lack of low end in the mix, especially in the kick.
But I find the sample very interesting... doesn't sound like a standard sine wave sweep

 

[RedDog]

No, set sine sample, saturate, or induce harmonic distortion, and tape stop down to zero.

 

[Bashu_ger]

I'm not sure it's quite that simple.. I've tried on various occasions to creat exactly that sample but failed

 

[RedDog]

BTW, the sine sample has to be tuned.

 

[TRUIE]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/9423533-post10.html
You can use any synth to generate the sinewave (I don't use the one in this post anymore).

I listened to the youtube link, to me it sounds like a sinewave with a bit of saturation... etc, nothing really different from the usual thing.
They're just mixed very loud and the mix lacks a bit of low end.

 

[medic999]

I had a good outcome with sidechaining the drop to the rendered/mastered mix. multi band sidechain just the under 80hz area and its good to go.